OpenFieldUMFK · Fort Kent, Maine, United States
The University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK), founded in 1878 on the Canadian border in the scenic St. John River Valley, is a regional public university celebrated for rural healthcare, conservation law enforcement, forestry, and bilingual French-Acadian cultural heritage. UMFK provides small class sizes, high-touch faculty mentorship, and experiential outdoor learning.
UMFK offers associate and bachelor's degrees through the Division of Nursing, the Division of Arts and Sciences, and the Division of Professional Programs. Its campus features modern nursing clinical simulation laboratories, forestry research plots in the North Maine Woods, and the Acadian Archives / Archives acadiennes.
Undergraduate admission operates on rolling deadlines via the UMFK direct portal or Common Application (test-optional; recommended minimum GPA 2.5). Nursing candidates must complete prerequisite high school biology and chemistry with a minimum 2.75 GPA.
CCNE-accredited professional nursing program providing rural clinical immersion across Northern Light AR Gould Hospital and Northern Maine Medical Center.
Specialized curriculum preparing fish and game wardens, marine patrol officers, and park rangers in wildlife law, search and rescue, firearms safety, and environmental ethics.
Hands-on field forestry major utilizing northern Maine commercial timberlands to teach timber cruising, GIS boundary mapping, heavy equipment operations, and sustainable harvesting.
Applied undergraduate major covering network intrusion response, small enterprise security policies, cloud server hardening, and digital forensics.
Field ecology degree exploring watershed conservation along the St. John and Allagash Rivers, boreal peatland wetlands, and northern wildlife habitats.
Distinctive cultural humanities degree based at the Acadian Archives, examining francophone North American literature, oral histories, linguistics, and genealogy.
Dean of Undergraduate Nursing
Division of Nursing
Dr. Soucy's scholarship focuses on rural healthcare access disparities, pre-licensure clinical simulation pedagogies, and retention of nurses in critical access...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Forestry
Division of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Dubis specializes in northern hardwood silviculture, maple syrup production dynamics, GPS forest surveying, and timber stand improvement in northern Maine....
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Division of Professional Programs
Dr. Marquis investigates conservation law enforcement methodologies, procedural justice in rural policing, and natural resource crime investigation tactics....
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